BC Rytas

BC Rytas
2024–25 BC Rytas season
NicknameJuodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds)
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League (LKL)
Basketball Champions League (BCL)
Founded1963 (as Statyba)
1997 (as BC Lietuvos rytas)
HistoryStatyba
1963–1997
Statyba-Lietuvos rytas
1997–1998
Lietuvos rytas
1998–2018
Rytas
2018–present
ArenaActive Vilnius Arena
Capacity2,741
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Team colorsBlack, white, red
     
Team managerMantvydas Dabašinskas
Head coachGiedrius Žibėnas
OwnershipDarius Gudelis (main), Vilnius City Municipality, Perlas and Norvelita
Affiliation(s)Rytas-2 (NKL)
Rytas MRU (RKL)
Championships2 EuroCup
7 LKL
3 LKF Cup
2 King Mindaugas Cup
1 NEBL
3 BBL
1 BBL Cup
6 Lithuanian SSR League
5 Lithuanian SSR Cup
2 USSR A class League
Retired numbers2 (7, 13)
WebsiteOfficial website

Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Lithuanian basketball, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) since 2020.

The club plays its home matches in the 2,741-capacity Active Vilnius Arena, with select domestic and all international matches played at the 10,000-capacity Twinsbet Arena.

Nicknamed juodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds), Rytas are one of the most successful basketball clubs in Lithuania. Domestically, the club has won 7 league titles, 3 LKF Cups and 2 King Mindaugas Cups. Internationally, Rytas have won 2 EuroCup titles and 3 Baltic Basketball League (BBL) titles.

The club's affiliate teams, Rytas-2 and Rytas-MRU, are used for development of young players and compete in the National Basketball League (NKL) and the Regional Basketball League (RKL), respectively.

Notable members of the club include Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis, Ąžuolas Tubelis.